Thomas N. Perkins IV Presents: "IF..."

Hey Folks! I am proud to announce that my new art book “IF…” is now available at www.thomasperkinsart.com/#!shop/zhczs ! via thomasperkinsart.com: “From the mind of Emmy® Award winning artist Thomas N. Perkins IV comes an all new collection of aliens, mythological beasts and bootleg super heroes in "IF…”. This hardcover book has 94 jam-packed pages of eye bending illustrations leaping from every page with a foreword by The Book of Life director Jorge R. Gutierrez.“ Cheers!

Thursday, November 27, 2014

On this fine Turkey Day / Throwback Thursday, I find myself recalling a bit of work that amused me greatly. in 2009 I did a bit of unaccredited freelance prop work on a film that may appeal to you if you dig the whole Monster Noir genre. It was the film "Dylan Dog: Dead of Night", which if you dug flicks like "Cast a Deadly Spell", it may just amuse you.
For this gig, there was a sequence where there was an ancient text that needed illustrations in a medieval woodblock style. I was fortunate enough to have the fun of doing that spot of work.

Cheers!

If you find yourself curious about the film, here be the IMDB Page for it:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1013860/

Monday, November 17, 2014

Of the many shows I have had the pleasure to work on, I always enjoyed Ben 10 and it's various spinoffs. Here is a sample of some early development for the character "Big Chuck" which was a hybrid of two characters the I developed for the original run of Ben 10, "Waybig" and "Upchuck". I enjoyed getting to to get do freelance on designing the Hybridized form of these two aliens for Ben 10 Omniverse. The hybrid aliens concept for Ben 10,000's alien options originates from the Ben 10 episode "Dr. Animo and the Mutant RAy". My heart felt thanks to both Derrick J. Wyatt and Matt Youngberg for inviting me to help out on their fine incarnation of that franchise!

Of the many shows I have had the pleasure to work on, I always enjoyed Ben 10 and it's various spinoffs. Here is a sample of that goodness for an episode that featured Charmcaster the sinister sorceress. I developed her for the original Ben 10 series back in the day, so it was fun to get to freelance on designing her dragon metamorphosis for Ben 10 Omniverse. My heart felt thanks to both Derrick J. Wyatt and Matt Youngberg for inviting me to help out on their fine incarnation of that franchise!

Here we have the some of the rough designs for her dragon form and using a Fire Breath attack. I like drawing beasties of all sorts, so this assignment was great fun to design.

Saturday, November 08, 2014

As the 12th week of school for the 2014-2015 Season lies ahead, I took a moment to look back at some of the lunchtime adventures that came before... What adventures lie in wait? HAVE A GREAT WEEK, MY WEE ADVENTURERS!!! Love, Dad. :D

Here be a wee sketch for my pal, Dan Brereton and his upcoming Hero Initiative Auction coming up in November ( the exact date as yet to to be disclosed). If you are unfamiliar with the fun and spooky art of young Mr. Dan Brereton and his fine comics like Dan Brereton’s Nocturnals (http://www.nocturnals.com/), why not go and give them a look!

This handsome fellow fending off the unwanted advances of some Cthulic Horror is none other than Dan’s character Gunwitch, of The Nocturnal’s fame.

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Since its inception, the Hero Initiative has been able to benefit over 40 creators and their families with over $400,000 worth of much-needed aid, fueled by your contributions! It’s a chance for all of us to give back something to the people who have given us so much enjoyment.

Saturday, October 11, 2014

Of the many shows I have had the pleasure to work on, I always enjoyed Ben 10 and it's various spinoffs. Here is a sample of that goodness for an episode that warms my heart on many levels as it touches on Time Travel, Multiverse Adventure and many other jaunty topics that greatly enjoy. My heart felt thanks to both Derrick J. Wyatt and Matt Youngberg for inviting me to help out on their fine incarnation of that franchise!

Here we have Vilgax getting a beat down from the Ben 10K hero Atomic-X as featured in Ben 10 Omniverse Episode 52 "And Then There Was Ben". Ouch!

Of the many shows I have had the pleasure to work on, I always enjoyed Ben 10 and it's various spinoffs. Here is a sample of that goodness for an episode that warms my heart on many levels as it touches on Time Travel, Multiverse Adventure and many other jaunty topics that greatly enjoy. My heart felt thanks to both Derrick J. Wyatt and Matt Youngberg for inviting me to help out on their fine incarnation of that franchise!

Here we have the final versions of Atomic-X and Fourmungusaur as featured in Ben 10 Omniverse Episode 51 "And Then There Were None". I always love drawing amalgamated characters, so this assignment was great fun to design.

I had the great pleasure to chat with the fantastic and knowledgeable fellows Swain, Dwight and Adrian over at The SiDEBAR Podcast! It was great fun! I always enjoy their audio exploits in the realms of Comics, Art and Pop Culture, and now I am stoked to have had the opportunity to take part myself.

If you, Dear Reader, dig Comics, Animation and the like, I can’t urge you strongly enough to go and give them a listen!

These original beer coasters will be available the 2nd Annual Coaster Show starting Sept. 5th-28th at the La Luz De Jesus Gallery in Hollywood. If you get a chance and wish to see the cavalcade of art on display, stop by and check them out.

For more info:
http://laluzdejesus.com/the-2nd-annual-coaster-show-harold-fox/#more-2861

Saturday, May 31, 2014

As the 27th week of school continuess for the 2013-2014 Season… The Perkins Kids explore a rift that leads in to The Realms Spectral. Soon they are drawn to the capital city Spectrepolis, where they meet up with the heroes of Spectrepolis, The Ghost Guard. The Perkins Kids team up with The Ghost Guard to protect Spectrepolis from the menace of The Xeno-Squids and their ravenous plans to use the the Realms Spectral as an energy source to power their empire. What adventures lie in wait? Have a great time, my wee adventurers!!! :D

Stay tuned!

Cheers!

For more of such jaunty adventures, go check out http://lunchbagblog.blogspot.com/

About Me

I am an Emmy Award winning artist working in the animation industry for television and film since 1997. a listing of my screen credits can be found on my IMDB page ( http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1386812/ ). I greatly enjoy creating odd folks for strange worlds, as can be seen here. I have a great love of science fiction and fantasy art.
I have worked for such animation studios as Starz Animation, Cartoon Network, Warner Bros., Sony Pictures, Porchlight Entertainment, and ImagiUS to name a few.
I have also worked in the a number of live action productions as a freelance artist. These projects have included "Without A Trace" for CBS, "Dexter" for Showtime, and "Heroes" for NBC.
Welcome to my online portfolio blog.